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Asthma and ethnic minorities: socioeconomic status and beyond.
Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Apr 2009
Forno Erick, Celedon Juan C
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: We aim to discuss current insights into our understanding of the mechanisms by which socioeconomic status influences the prevalence and severity of asthma in ethnic minorities. In addition, we review potential risk factors for ethnic disparities in asthma that are not mediated by socioeconomic status. RECENT FINDINGS: Exposures and factors correlated with ethnicity through socioeconomic status...
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